Cheung Wah Industrial Building

BD's list of demolished buildings records demolition works under OP H31/71 as acknowledged in 2024-04.

Cheung Wah Industrial Building in Eastern got its occupation permit in 1971 and is about 55 years old; BD has issued 37 statutory orders or notices to it since May 2023.

Building facts

Address: 12 Shipyard Lane Cheung Wah Industrial Building
District: Eastern
Street: Shipyard Lane
Occupation permit date: 18 Feb 1971
Age: about 55 years
Occupation permit no.: H31/71
Use: Industrial
Block type: Tower
Nearest MTR: Tai Koo (about 240 m) · Quarry Bay (about 610 m)
BD block ID: 1994230

Source: BD building information and age records · Updated 19 Oct 2026

Buildings Department orders and notices

Type	Issued (since May 2023)	Complied / withdrawn / superseded (since May 2024)
Removal orders (unauthorised building works) Requires unauthorised building works (rooftop structures, canopies, projections and the like) to be removed and the affected parts reinstated. (Buildings Ordinance s24)	1	1
Fire safety directions (industrial buildings) Under the Fire Safety (Industrial Buildings) Ordinance, requires older industrial buildings to upgrade fire safety construction. (Cap. 636)	36	0

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First seen on a BD list by this site: 17 Oct 2026

Inspection scheme age thresholds

Reached the 30-year age threshold of the Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme (domestic buildings of 3 storeys or fewer are exempt); BD may serve an inspection notice.
Reached the 10-year age threshold of the Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme (same exemption).

Age counts from the occupation permit date; BD selects buildings for notices by risk. See BD: MBIS.

Record history

18 Feb 1971 · Occupation permit issued (H31/71)

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